Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC) Trainings

This Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC) educational activity is a 45-hour training that blends online and face-to-face learning. Each of the six online weeks consists of 4.5 hours of instructor-guided readings and activities that participants complete at their own pace throughout the week in preparation for follow up during the face-to-face sessions. The CCHC training is open to registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and physicians. CCHC practice integrates well with Public Health Nursing, School Nursing, Head Start Health Coordination, and the roles of practitioners working in community settings. Questions? Contact: Joyce Murphy, Statewide Early Childhood Health Consultant and graduate of NTI/CCHC email: jomurphy@usm.maine.edu or phone: 207-615-2407

Maine’s Early Childhood Learning Guidelines

Maine’s Early Childhood Learning Guidelines (30 hrs) Maine’s Early Childhood Learning Guidelines have been approved by Maine ’s Department of Education and Department of Health & Human Services. They are written for all children ages 3-5 and are a precursor to Maine’s K-12 Learning Results. Eight 3-hour sessions will include: orientation to the Early Childhood Learning Guidelines, integrating the guidelines into your current curriculum, adapting the guidelines to children with special needs, observation and assessment of young children using the guidelines and sharing them with families. This training is open to family child care, center-based, nursery school, Head Start and public pre-k programs. Cost is $15.00 for QRS participant, $20.00 for non-participant. For Saturday class please bring a bag lunch. Instructor: Hector Sapien Location: Sun Garden Learning Center, Rt. 1A, Winterport Dates & Times: March 5; 8-2:00 pm, March 10, 17, 24, 31; 6-9 pm, April 9; 8-2:00 pm Contact: Gail P. Johnston, 1-877-684-0466 or(207)443-1690 Gail.P.Johnston@maine.gov

Kids Kids Kids Conference - KVCC - April 16, 2011

Presented By: Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation Child Care Options Resource Development Center 18th Annual Kids, Kids, Kids Conference $50.00 WHEN: Saturday, April 16, 2011 WHERE: Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, ME TIME: 7:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.